Is CVE-2019-13648 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-13648 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-13648?

CVE-2019-13648 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-13648?

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CVE-2019-13648 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.2.1 on the powerpc platform, when hardware transactional memory is disabled, a local user can cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and system crash) via a sigreturn() system call that sends a crafted signal frame. This affects arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-399

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LINUX
Published: 7/19/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2019-13648

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